Woman’s story of theft has criminal ending

SLATE HILL - A Pine Island woman was arrested Friday for telling cops a phony story of getting robbed at the bar she worked at, only for police to find she stole the money herself, police say.

At about 4 a.m. Friday Jennifer Ptak, 33, called 911 and told state police she was robbed at Tom’s Dark Horse Tavern in Slate Hill of the night receipts, police say. An investigation found Ptak took the money, more than $1,000, herself, police said.